George Washington hand-penned the recipe “To Make Small Beer” in his personal military journal, dating back to 1757.

“Take a large Sifter full of Bran Hops to your Taste — Boil these 3 hours,” Washington wrote in his journal. “Then strain out 30 Gall. into a Cooler put in 3 Gallons Molasses while the Beer is scalding (đun gần sôi) hot or rather drain the molasses (mật đường) into the Cooler. Strain the Beer on it while boiling hot let this stand til it is little more than Blood warm. Then put in a quart of Yeast if the weather is very cold cover it over with a Blanket. Let it work in the Cooler 24 hours then put it into the Cask. leave the Bung open til it is almost done working — Bottle it that day Week it was Brewed,” the recipe reads,

Vermont State Police say a man got mad at his fire alarm going off and shot it.

Police say the man was cooking in Barton and got annoyed when his fire alarm kept sounding.

Investigators say fire crews arrived for the alarm but then called the police for shots fired.

No one got hurt but there were other people in the building, so police say the man might get cited for reckless (thiếu thận trọng, hấp tấp, khinh suất, liều lĩnh, táo bạo) endangerment (gây nguy hiểm).

Chinese authorities hate jaywalkers (người đi bộ băng qua đường ẩu) and they've decided to use technology to end the practice; in Shenzhen, jaywalkers are identified with facial recognition (nhận diện khuôn mặt) and sent threatening texts (gửi tin nhắn đe dọa) while their faces are displayed on oversized nearby LED screens; in Daye, Hubei province, shouting robotic squirt-guns (súng nước) target and soak anyone who attempts to walk into an intersection (chỗ giao nhau) against the lights.

It also logs their identity with facial recognition (nhận diện khuôn mặt) and targets them with lasers that the authorities are pretty sure won't accidentally (tình cờ, ngẫu nhiên) blind any children, maybe.

When Su Yun bought her family a puppy two years ago, she was surprised by how much the dog ate. “A box of fruits and two buckets of noodles every day,” she told Chinese media.

There was, it turns out, a reason for its prodigious (phi thường, kỳ lạ; to lớn, đồ sộ) appetite: the animal has grown into a 250lb bear (gấu).

The family realised their error when the pet did not stop growing and started showing a talent for walking on two legs.

The animal has now been taken into care at the Yunnan Wildlife Rescue Centre after the family got in touch requesting help. Footage (cảnh quay) taken by officials shows it standing about a metre tall. Staff were so intimidated (sợ hãi) by the animal – which had lived in the family home – they sedated (cho dùng thuốc an thần; điềm tĩnh, bình thản, bình tĩnh) it before transportation.